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Aurora Marion

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Aurora Marion
Born (1985-12-22) 22 December 1985 (age 38)
Uccle, Belgium
Occupation(s)Film and stage actress
Years active2011–present

Aurora Marion (born 22 December 1985) is a Belgian-Rwandan and Greek actress.[1] She is the daughter of the Greek actor Kostas Arzoglou and Belgian actress Estelle Marion.[2] She began working in theatre after developing an interest in acting, before making her film debut in Almayer's Folly (2011), which earned her a Magritte Award nomination in the category of Most Promising Actress.[3] The film was directed by Chantal Akerman and is an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1895 novel of the same name.

Marion later starred in Stephan Streker's film A Wedding (2016), which premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[4] At the 8th Magritte Awards, the film received eight nominations and won two, including Best Supporting Actress for Marion.[5] She portrayed Noor Inayat Khan in the BBC series Doctor Who.

Selected filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2011 Almayer's Folly Nina Nominated—Magritte Award for Most Promising Actress
2012 The Capsule Woman Short film
2016 The Airport Jackie
2016 A Wedding Hina Kazim Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actress
2017 Success Story Girl
2019 Back Held Hands Minnale
2020 Doctor Who Noor Inayat Khan Episode: "Spyfall, Part Two"

References

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  1. ^ "Aurora Marion". AuroraMarion.com. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Aurora Marion | Η Ελληνοβελγίδα κόρη του Κώστα Αρζόγλου είναι μία εξωτική καλλονή". MissBloom (in Greek). 12 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Les nominés aux Magritte du cinéma sont connus". La Libre Belgique (in French). January 10, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  4. ^ "A Wedding". TIFF. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  5. ^ Huon, Julie (January 11, 2018). "Les Magritte, nouvelle ère". Le Soir (in French). Retrieved January 16, 2018.
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